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As a messy, badly compiled post with no pictures yet.
- There is no reason we can't have infrastructure this nice. Holy shit the subway. Better than DC, NY, London, Paris, in every way.
- There is no reason we shouldn't be treating our senior citizens this nicely.
- Interesting that South Koreans are not actually worried about North Korea, not even after that fracas last year with NK actually hitting parts of SK. They see it as a simple show of power, ultimately meaningless. Older generations who remember the war? Less so. Younger generations believe they are adequately prepared to fight back, that the military will protect them, that they will know of a strike before it happens.
Chose not to ask why they didn't know about last year.
- Every city should have this much neon at night.
- WHAT IS THIS SHOPPING MALL I KNEW ASIAN MALLS HAVE MAD LEVELS STACKED WITH DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS BUT THIS IS FUCKING UNBELIEVABLE WHAT OH MY GOD I COULD SPEND THREE DAYS JUST IN THIS PLACE
- this food sob my tongue just twitched in joy was that an orgasm
- ... this theme park is the most vile, saccharine POS imaginable. There are speakers all over the park, and they always play skin-crawling sugary singing, children laughing, alskdjf. I wondered at my brother, how high must the suicide rate be amongst the employees?
He says high.
It has THIS though: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T_Express Didn't know it was the world's steepest when I got in line. Amazing ride, also gave extra boosts as the car crested hills, thought I was going to leave the track a couple of times.
- Came to the realization that while my dad was really excited for me to come to Korea to learn my roots... this trip is really more for my mom. Don't get me wrong, I'm having fun, but rapidly learning I have no roots here.
Long story short: Due to various reasons, I have never had a large family. I -have- extended family on my dad's side, here in the US, but almost entirely step-family, and with a looooot of drama that came from people hanging on to the "firstborn son" idea. I don't know what it's like to have aunts, uncles, cousins, who care about me and are a part of my life. I'm consciously aware that they do, I... think, but they have never shown it, not really. I don't think I ever really even wanted a large family.
So, meeting my mom's side of the family has been weird. For the first time in my life, for instance, I have a biological uncle without the step bit, but I don't know how to process this. I don't mind the guy, he seems pretty alright actually. I just feel absolutely no connection to the family I've met, or the country I'm in. No sudden... root magic.
- Looots of plastic surgery here.
- Coming from someone who despises sweet-smelling perfume, it is really hard to deal with heavily scented everything. Even toilet paper. I AM ALLERGIC TO SCENTED TOILET PAPER, GAIZ AND I AM NOT SAYING THIS FOR COMEDIC EFFECT
- ugh this asian fascinating with small pet dogs, I wasn't sure if that was a dog or a weasel